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0 pointslmm1y ago0 comments

> Also if a senior person can't in 30/45 min of talking with someone figure out the general experience level then the problem is them, really.

OK take it as read that your posturing has succeeded and we all agree that you're a brilliant interpersonal genius and the rest of us are all useless chumps. What then? The rest of us still need to interview and make hiring recommendations. Or are you suggesting that employers should fire anyone who lacks your magical talent?

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xandrius1y ago

Why would you read that?

I just mean that if you put 2 experienced people talking about a topic they both know, it should be pretty easy for both (or at least the interviewer) to get a rough understanding of the level of the interviewee.

lmmOP1y ago

> I just mean that if you put 2 experienced people talking about a topic they both know, it should be pretty easy for both (or at least the interviewer) to get a rough understanding of the level of the interviewee.

Well, in my experience it's not, at least not in a "hostile" context. Most technical people are used to assuming good faith in technical conversations, and there are some very smooth bullshitters around; it's easy to construct a verbal facade that only falls apart once you ask someone to actually code.

MichaelZuo1y ago

Anyone who can't see through the 'verbal facade' is not that good. They may be very smart, but not at a bonafide genius level.

baobabKoodaa1y ago

It's not. You will find plenty of examples in this very thread.

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